aqua

the water

Usages of aqua

• Filius vinum non bibit, sed aquam petit.: (The son does not drink wine, but asks for water.)
• Filia aquam in horto petit.: (The daughter seeks water in the garden.)
• Nauta aquam bibit et cibum amat.: (The sailor drinks water and loves the food.)
• Senex aquam petit.: The old man asks for water.
• Vos aquam bibitis et discipulum salutatis.: You drink water and greet the student.
• Puer aquam frigidam bibere non vult, sed mater ei aquam calidam dat.: The boy does not want to drink cold water, but mother gives him warm water.
• Puella sportam cum pane et aqua fert, ut amicam aegrotam auxilio iuvet.: The girl carries a basket with bread and water, so that she may help her sick friend.
• Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum portat.: The servant carries warm water to the bedroom.
• Servus aquam calidam ad cubiculum ferre non potest, quia fessus est.: The servant cannot carry warm water to the bedroom, because he is tired.
• Hospes aquam vino miscet, sed puer vinum purum bibere cupit.: The guest mixes water with wine, but the boy desires to drink unmixed wine.
• Puer tantum aquam bibit, quia vinum non amat.: The boy drinks only water, because he does not like wine.
• Mater aquam puram bibit.: Mother drinks pure water.
• Ea servum vocat, ut aquam calidam ad cubiculum portet.: She calls the servant so that he may carry warm water to the bedroom.
• Mater rogat utrum pueri, quia sitim sentiunt, lac an aquam bibere velint.: Mother asks whether the boys, because they feel thirst, want to drink milk or water.
• Nemo respondet, quia serva in horto aquam portat.: No one answers, because the female servant is carrying water in the garden.
• Ex monte ad vallem aqua currit.: Water runs from the mountain to the valley.
• In aestate calor magnus est, et pueri frigus aquae amant.: In summer the heat is great, and the boys like the coolness of the water.
• Cum calor magnus esset, nos sub umbra arborum sedebamus et aquam bibebamus.: When the heat was great, we were sitting under the shade of the trees and drinking water.
• Farina tam sicca est ut mater aquam addat.: The flour is so dry that mother adds water.
• Post cenam panis siccus manet, et puer aquam petit.: After dinner the bread remains dry, and the boy asks for water.
• Coquus aquam addit, ut panis mollis sit.: The cook adds water, so that the bread may be soft.
• Puer dicit aquam nimis frigidam esse.: The boy says that the water is too cold.
• Mane mater prima surgit et aquam calidam parat.: In the morning mother gets up first and prepares warm water.
• Meridie servi in horto non laborant, sed sub umbra sedent et aquam bibunt.: At midday the servants do not work in the garden, but sit in the shade and drink water.
• Nobis ante iter aquam et panem parare necesse est, quia meridie omnes cibum petunt.: We must prepare water and bread before the journey, because at midday everyone asks for food.
• Avia dicit radices aquam petere, sed ramos solem quaerere.: Grandmother says that roots seek water, but branches seek the sun.
• Serva pannum ad mensam siccandam capit, quia stillae aquae in mensa manent.: The female servant takes a cloth to dry the table, because drops of water remain on the table.
• Post pluviam mensa siccanda est, quia stillae aquae in mensa manent.: After the rain the table must be dried, because drops of water remain on the table.
• Cum meridies venit, servi sub umbra sedent et aquam bibunt.: When midday comes, the servants sit in the shade and drink water.
• Post scholam puellae ad fontem prope collem ambulant, quia ibi aqua purissima est.: After school the girls walk to the spring near the hill, because the water there is very pure.
• Subito sonus aquae clarior fit, et omnes tacent ut eum audiant.: Suddenly the sound of the water becomes clearer, and everyone is silent so that they may hear it.
• Puer rogat unde sonus veniat; avus respondet aquam de monte ad fontem currere.: The boy asks where the sound comes from; grandfather answers that water runs from the mountain to the spring.
• Cum aurora venit, mater prima surgit et aquam calidam parat.: When dawn comes, mother gets up first and prepares warm water.
• Avus dicit aquam apud fontem purissimam esse.: Grandfather says that the water at the spring is very pure.
• Puer sibi panem et aquam parat.: The boy prepares bread and water for himself.
• Serva e culina egreditur et aquam ad atrium fert.: The maid goes out of the kitchen and carries water to the atrium.
• Inopia aquae agricolas terret, sed post pluviam magna copia aquae erit.: The lack of water frightens the farmers, but after the rain there will be a great supply of water.

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